Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-07
They Praise President Cleveland but
not Mr. Beattie.

When President George william Curtis called
the New York Civil Service Reform Association to
order Thursday night there were nineteen mem
bers present, including Dorman B. Eaton, Everett
p Wheeler. Horace E. Deming, Horace
White, Orlando B. Potter, Colonel Silas Burt,
George Haven Putnam, George N. Bowker Jacob
F. Miller and William B. Merrill
The New York Herald says: Mr.. Curtis opened
the proceedings with his annual address, in which
he congratulated civil service reformers upon the
practical progress OF their cause
81 am not unaware" he said, 'of the bitter
taunts at what is called the reform administration
nor Of the recent violations OF the vital principles
OF the doctrine OF civil service reform But, after
all is said 1t is clear from the attitude OF the pres
ent national administration that these abuses
are not approved, and that the uhqueStt0nable
popularity OF the President is due to his honest
endeavOr TO enforce the civil service law and TO
honestly carry out its principles for the best inter-
eStS or the country.
CLEVELAND MUST GO ON.
81 am sure that If the President should frankly
renounce the principles he has protested and
abandon the course he has pursued he would in
turn be abandoned and such body OF his fellow
citizens would leave him to render his election
a matter OF extreme doubt should he be renOmi-
mated. IL Is by such facts and not by individual
appointments that we should judge the progress
OF our cause. This movement to reform the civil
service ana keep 1t reformed will not grow any
faster than public opinion, for it is through pubic
sentiment that success is to be achieved. II the
surveyor Oh tnlS port is engaged In constantly
violating every principle of the civilservice law
In his appointments, our chief encouragement is
that he Is watched by an intelligent public which,
through him, measures the administration.
Mr.. LAMAR ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Another important fact showing what progress
has been made by the movement is the speech OF
Secretary of the Interior Lamar at Charleston Mr.
Lamar IS one OF the highest officers I'm democratic
administration, and he is high in the party that
glorlnes the memory OF Andrew Jackson. Speak
Lamar fn6Or;pi haf Gfa
mans exposition OF the SpOilS system, which was
summed up powerfully in the sentence, you must
put that down or it Will put You down. Nor were
Caihoon'S words stronger on this point than those
OF Gay and Webster. Those who are now attack
Ing the civil service reform movement are oppOs-
Ing the theories OF the strongest political leaders
LII The history OF the country"
HARD ON BEATT1E.
The report Of the executive committee contained
this whack at Surveyor Beattle: cit is with regret
that we have to record the fact that Mr. Hans s.
Beattie still continues to occupy the position of
surveyor at this port. Extensive Information con-
mln1StratiOn pursued by him is seriously to the
detriment OF the public service and that no proper
conduct or the Office Is to be ANTICIPATED as long
as he remains its incumbent. Efforts have been
TINS TACT clearly to the attention of his superior
officers"
THESE OFFICERS WERE ELECTED:
President, Geo. W. Curtis: vice-presidents Jno
Jay, Carl SchurZ, Geo. S. Fairchild Orlando b.
Potter, VIM. E. Dodge, Ros. d. Hitchcock, Oswald
Ottendorfer, Horace E. Deming; secretary, VIM.
POetS; treasurer, Ira BurSey; executive committee
Everett +. Wheeler, StlaS W. Burt, Ed. Cary, ChaS
Collins, Geo; w. Green, E: f. Hall. Walter Howe,
nam, Theo: Roosevelt, Ed. NJ. Sheppard, Henry L.
Sprague, VIM. II. Thomson, +. w. Whtrdge